'Jesus wouldn't want bishops in House of Lords,' says critic

If Jesus were on earth today, he would ask why the Church of England still has 26 of its bishops in Britain's unelected upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords, a British commentator on Christian affairs has said, reports Ecumenical News International.

Jonathan Bartley was speaking during a debate held in the British Parliament's building, and organized by the Labour Humanist Group, on whether Anglican bishops from England's established church (the Church of England) should be evicted from the House of Lords.

The Rev. Tim Stevens, the bishop of Leicester and convenor of the Lords Spiritual, told Ecumenical News International that the House of Lords is a bastion against "the manipulation of Parliament". He added, "And the component within it which I am here to defend is that of a small group of the Lords Spiritual." He noted that the bishops' presence has contributed to the institution for 500 years.

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[02/02/2010]

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